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Show DAILY HERALD A2 Monday, July 28. 2008 McCain backs effort banning affirmative action Established in 1873 A Lee Newspaper Customer Service Newsroom Toll free FAX 375-510- Kevin Freking 3 801344-2M- 0 WASHINGTON Presidential challenger John McCain said Sunday that he supports a proposed ballot initiative in his home state that would prohibit affirmative action policies from state and local governments. A decade ago, he called a similar effort "divisive." The reversal comes as McCain, a conservative senator from Arizona, seeks to tailor his policies and rhetoric to 800380-807- 5 www.heraldextra.com Street address: 1555 N. Freedom Blvd., Provo, UT Send mail to: P.O. 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"These are not designed to solve a big problem, but they're all too often designed to drive a wedge between people," Obama said. On that point, McCain's spokesman did not directly answer whether McCain had changed his views about the wisdom of putting bans on affirmative action policies to the voters. Bounds said that Obama himself Sunday said that affirmative action is not a long-tersolution, but has also said he's a firm believer in affirmative action. "So you tell me who is too inexperienced and has flipped on this issue," Bounds said. ADVERTISING 3 Daily & Sunday Thur, Fn, Sat, Sun people." ," 5 Al "These are not designed to solve a big problem, but they're all too often designed to drive a wedge between ind- gleongheraldextra.com eandrusheraldextra.com Jim Tynen treatment or discrimination by state government, state univer- tions," McCain said. The 1998 story by the Associated Press said McCain was speaking to a handful of Hispanic leaders in Washington. In his comments, he stopped short of directly criticizing the resolution pending in Arizona. A spokesman for the McCain campaign said in a statement that the senator has always opposed hiring quotes based on He believes that regardless of race, ethnicity or gender, the law should be equally apependent-minded voters who plied," the spokesman, Tucker will determine the outcome of Over the years, McCain has Bounds, said. "He has long November election. stood for the protection of civil consistently voiced his opposiBoth McCain and Democratic tion to hiring quotas based on rights and equal opportunity rival Barack Obama have acrace. He has supported affirma- for all Americans." cused each other tive action in limited cases. For with good For the current effort in reason of a example, he voted to maintain Arizona, supporters of the state constitutional amendment charge that carries weight with a program that encourages the awarding of 10 percent of independents who seek consisbanning affirmative action tency and authenticity in their spending on highway construc- programs have met the filing tion to women and minorities. deadline to get the measure on political leaders. McCain was asked speIn 1998, a resolution pending the November ballot. in the state legislature would The Arizona Civil Rights Inicifically Sunday whether he ask Arizona voters to eliminate tiative filed 334,658 sig natures supported an effort to get a referendum on the ballot in Ari- most preferences based on with the Secretary of State's zona that would "do away with race, gender, color or ethnic office Thursday, surpassing affirmative action." the necessary number by more origin. McCain warned against "Yes, I do," said McCain in an using ballot proposals to outlaw than 100,000. State officials are interview broadcast Sunday on quotas or racial preferences. trying to verify that enough ABC's "This Week." "Rather than engage in divisignatures are valid to get the The Republican senator sive ballot initiatives, we must initiative on the ballot. have a dialogue and cooperaThe application for the referquickly added that he had not seen the details of the proposal. tion and mutual efforts together endum petition said the propos"But I've always opposed to provide for every child in al would amend the state constitution to prohibit preferential America to fulfill their expecta ddicksonheraldextra.com Andrus Elyssa ASSOCIATED PRESS THE Holidays Thursday Only CLASSIFIED 373-645- RETAIL 344-294- ADVERTISING FAX 356 3012 RI police: son killed parents with hoe The Daily Herald (ISSN 0891-2777- , USPS 143-060- ) is published mornings, Sunday through Saturday, by Lee Publications, a division of Lee Enterprises, Inc., 1555 N. Freedom Blvd., Provo, Utah 84604. Periodicals postage paid at Provo, Utah. Postmaster: Send address changes to The Daily Herald, P.O. Box 717, Provo, Utah 84603-0717- . Tucker Eric THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LINCOLN, R.I. Authori- ties charged a man Sunday with killing his parents with a garden hoe and burying their bodies in their backyard cess- t pool. Sunday Only Thur, Sun & Holidays James A. Soares, 24, of Warren, did not enter a plea when prosecutors arraigned him at the state police barracks in Lincoln with two counts of murder in the deaths of James A. Soares Sr., 60, and Marian MEMBER, AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS 'Holiday delivery includes delivery the weeks of Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day. Pioneer Day. All Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. contents Copyright 2008, Dally Herald. Any reproduction or other use is strictly prohibited without written permission. Soares, 53. He was being held overnight and was to be formally arraigned in district court Monday. A spokesman for the state police did not know whether Soares had a lawyer. Police would not comment on a motive but said they believe Soares attacked and killed his parents July 9 with a heavy digging tool known as a grub hoe. Police said he then dragged their bodies into an cesspool at the family's home in Warren, a small town southeast of Providence. Soares lived with his parents. "It's incomprehensible to think that someone could kill someone that brought them into the world," police Maj. Steven O'Donnell said. The couple had been reported missing July 15 after they didn't show up for a family reunion. On Saturday, police used a backhoe to dig up the Soares' backyard and found the bodies. O'Donnell said the grub hoe was found under the se nior mmf Soares' body. Police said the younger Soares was the prime suspect early in the investigation, based on police interviews. He was taken into custody Friday. Police would not comment on whether Soares confessed and said the investigation was continuing. 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